The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-02-19
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{ $50.
: Gov. Lloyd pardoned on Monday, at the
stance of the Lunacy Commission, George
',shington, sent to the House of Correction
tNovembe ~ Justice Deman, of New
ION Saturday last VIM p Maulsby and VIM.
aMcKellip, trustees, sold the Francis d.
Woodward property, containing 80 acres and
= roods, near Carrollton, to Joshua McGee,
for 5000.
The February term of the circuit court was
brief and uninteresting. Two cases were ar
gued and some judgments were entered by
confession and default. Judges Smith and
Jones presided.
The rumor that Mr.. F. L. Cootes had rented
the City Hotel is not correct. He will vacate
the Anchor Hotel on the LIST of April, and 1t
will be occupied by Mr.. Friss, of the Three
Mile House, Baltimore county.
Snow began falling about $50 last Monday
afternoon and continued until about u at
night, attaining a depth of several inches.
Hail and rain followed. Tuesday was mild
day, and the snow rapidly disappeared.
The Union Bridge News, of last Saturday.
says No better evidence of the efficiency and
economy of sufficient water supply and
skillful fire. company for a town can be at
fOrGeu imam lllil Oh inc IlIc " tNIhiIIHtCl.
Thursday morning
The Farmers Fertilizer Company of Car
roll County organized on Friday afternoon OF
last week for the present year by eectng
Uriah Bixler. president, Nelson Gilbert SILL
perintendent and treasurer, and John 7. Diff
senbaugh. secretary.
During the high wind last Friday night the
house of Samuel Brown, at Tobensvile, near
Owings' Mill. caught fire and was completely
DESTROYED Mr.. Brown and his wife, and a
nine day. old child escaped with difficulty from
the burning building.
The Taylor Manufacturing Company Of
Ehafibersburg elected directors last week,
and the company will be reorganized on the
second Monday in March, The works seem
to be going along first rate, and orders amount
ing to sos, 900 are on the books,
Two new houses have been commenced in
Westminster-one for Jacob Myerly, on Lib
erty street extended, and the other for VIM.
Yingling, on Pennsylvania avenue. The
prospects are that there will be considerable
building in Westmins' Y this year.
There was some fe,. the first part of this
week that the grouno hog prophecy would
fail, but it was probah,' the expiring effort of
winter that sent the mercury below the freez-
ing point and covered the earth with snow
The weatl ar has been quite mild since.
Every Ay is pleased with the Westminster
Directory and they are being mailed to all
parts ofthe country. People are buying them
in lots of FIVE, ten. fifteen, twenty and twenty
five. The supply isinexhaustibe. They are
sold at ten cents each, or twelve by mail.
Deputy Sheriff Zeiber last Saturday received
a letter from Marshal Frey, of Baltimore,
bordering the arrest of Susan Clark, colored,
wanted for the larceny of silk dresses and
articles of clothing. She has not been cap
tured yet Mr.. Zeiber thinks she is in Wash
ington.
A change in star service was made on We'd
nesday in Western Maryland on route 10, 262,
Westminster to Mayberry permit postmaster
at termini of route to deliver mail to carrier
one quarter of an hour in advance of schedule
time, provided all connecting mails are in and
mo complaints be made. The Postoffice De-
apartment has ordered change in despatching
mails from Westminster by the Western Mary
aaud Railroad. Formerly the mail to 60 west
BIZ fine $40 p. NJ. train was dispatched by the
.0l p. IN. train going east, and put on the
former train at Carrolton. This necessitated
the closing of the western II three quarters
j of an hour earlier than 4 have been.
The change will be a grea Convenience, es-
pecially to the newspaper offices.
A suggestion is made at the bottom of an
article in another column on Carroll S
Semi Centennial, 10 have a celebration of
the hn-!i anniversary of the formation of Car
roll county. The law creating the county was
finally passed on January 18th, 1887, and be-
came a law two days later. From that time
until the county was organized, April 10, 1887,
the people in the new county were subject to
the jurisdiction of Frederick and Baltimore
counties. April 10th, then, is the real semi
centennial of Carroll. 1t falls on Easter
Sunday. and the event could be celebrated on
the 11th, Easter Monday, which is a general
holiday and a suitable time. What say the
people? Shall we have county celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the organization of
the county?